"Tá OK" is a single by Brazilian DJ Dennis and singer Kevin O Chris, released on May 4, 2023, by Sony Music Brazil. Dennis DJ united with Colombian singers Karol G and Maluma for a remixed version of the song, released on August 3 of the same year.[1]
Release and promotion
The song was released on May 4, and gained popularity due to the fact that it is the soundtrack of several videos made by artists, athletes and celebrities, including Gabriel Barbosa, Paulo André, Bruna Griphao and singer L7nnon.[2]
Karol G and Maluma remix
On August 3, 2023, the remix of the song was released with the participation of Colombian singers Karol G and Maluma. The first clues of Karol G's participation in the remix were on July 29, when the singer posted a story on Instagram liking the song, including its title.[3][4] A day before the official release, Dennis posted a snippet of the singer's part.[5] On the same day, Maluma posted a snippet of himself in the song, on TikTok.[6]
On her Instagram, the Colombian singer describes it as one of the projects that excites her the most, and as soon as she discovered the song, she didn't hesitate to ask to participate in it.[7]
Music video
The official music video recorded in the community of Tijuquinha, in Rio de Janeiro, brings nostalgic elements, such as the parties and typical clothes of the baile funk's of the 2000s.[8] The video features special appearances by TikToker Xurrasco and MC Menor do Alvorada.[9] The remix version also had a music video featuring Karol G and Maluma. Released simultaneously with the song, the music video was directed by Phill Mendonça and was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Brussels.[10][11]
Commercial performance
On May 31, the song ranked 4th on Spotify's 50 most streamed songs, with over 930,000 plays over the last 24 hours, moving up three spots when compared to the previous day and had already been used in 110,000 TikTok posts.[12] On June 2, the song became number one on Spotify Brazil,[13][2] and on June 4, and number 46 on the Top 50 Global.[14] After 13 weeks, "Tá OK" surpassed "Nosso Quadro" by Ana Castela, and took over the top of the Brazil Songs chart.[12]